Kirkby Stephen Store Lambs

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their Annual Special Sale of Store Lambs when a catalogued entry of over 2000 lambs were on offer.

The top price of £220 was achieved on two separate occasions, firstly for a Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Marston, Easegill Head which sold to Messrs Griffiths, Ellesmere. Then also achieving £220 was another Beltex cross lamb; this being consigned by first time vendors at this sale Messrs Beveridge, Bishop Auckland.

Messrs Marston, Easegill Head also sold a pair of Beltex cross wether lambs to make £202.

Messrs Beveridge, Bishop Auckland sold Beltex cross wethers to make £178 with pens of 5 wethers making £156, £150. A pen of 7 wethers making £147 and a pen of 20 Beltex cross wethers making £144 all from Messrs Beveridge. The whole consignment of 215 lambs from this home sold to average a whopping £131 with 180 of these being wether lambs.

For what was the best turnouts of top quality store lambs seen here in Kirkby Stephen and that could possibly be seen anywhere in the country it attracted a full ringside of buyers from all parts of the country from Aberdeen to Milton Keynes.

34 pens and 157 lambs sold between £130 - £220.

75 pens and 436 lambs sold between £120 - £220

2062 lambs of all breeds and sizes sold to average a massive £91.07.

Total Heads   Average   Vendor

12                    £136.67   Messrs D&V Hill, Whitewall Farm, Great Asby

215                  £131.00   Mr NG Beveridge, Low West House, Hedley Hope

23                   £129.30   Mr JG Richardson, Low Garth, Bewaldeth

49                    £126.86   Mr S Millman, Brackenslack, Maulds Meaburn

36                    £125.58   Messrs CA & JG Skidmore, Needless Hall Farm, Toronto

40                    £112.88   Messrs S & RE Williamson, Littleburn Farm, Hamsterley

16                    £112.00   Messrs HR Hayton & Son, Asby Grange, Great Asby

22                    £111.00   Messrs LC & D Wearmouth, Parkside, Middleton in Teesdale

264                  £110.39   Messrs AJ & RE Marston, Easegill Head, Wharton

48                    £106.98   Mr JT Capstick, Yew House, Newbiggin on Lune

14                    £105.00   Mr NE Slack, Plumtree House, Newby

114                  £101.69   BR Lawson & Son, Buddle House, Whashton

64                    £100.50   Messrs T&R Brown, Catherine Holme, Great Asby

Leading Prices:

Beltex £220, £202, £157, £155, £152, £150, £141, £140, £138 £ 135. £134, £132, £130, £129, £128, £125(x2); £122(x3), £120(x3), £119 , £117, £116(x2), £115 (x2) Easegill Head; £220, £178, £156, £150, £147, £144, £142, £140, £139, £138, £131, £129, £128, £127, £126(x4), £124,£123, £122, £121, £119, £116  Low West House; £172, £133, £131, £124(x2), £123, £120(x2, £117) Brackenslack; £168, £129, £126, £119 Whitewall Farm; £148, £136, £130, £124, £119 Low Garth; £140, £130, £126, £118, £115 Needless Hall, Farm; £128, £122, £116, £115 Catherine Holme; £128, £119 Plumtree House; £126, £121, £118(x2), £116, £115 Buddle House; £124, £117(x2), £116 Littleburn Farm; £123 Mill Farm; £121(x2) Staingills; £120, £119 Parkside; £118 Starrah; £116 Yew House;£115 Asby Grange: Texel £100. £90, £77 High Wood End; £95 High Lane; £88, £84, £76 Town Foot; £86, £78 Stoneriggs; £81, £75 Yore House; £77 Low Stead; £76 Ellergill; £75 Nova Scotia: Mule £76 Yore House: Cheviot £73 Ellergill; £70 Sleetburn: Swaledale £47, £44 Skirrygill; £45 Blades Field Farm: